No money? Give time

Despite the troubled economy more of you are taking time to volunteer. You put in 8.1 Billion hours last year. That number comes from the government-run Corporation for National and Community Service. Dr. Bob Grimm is director research and policy at the corporation. He joins us with an in depth look at the report.

Tom Temin is the host of The Federal Drive, which airs from 6-9 a.m. on 1500 AM in the Washington, DC region and online everywhere. Tom has 30 years experience in journalism, mostly in technology markets. Before coming to Federal News Radio, he was a long-serving editor-in-chief of Government Computer News and Washington Technology magazines.